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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Bayou Classic on NBC Saturday

NBC SPORTS GROUP WILL AIR TWO COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY GAMES
THIS SATURDAY - THE STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC ON NBC AND THE APPLE CUP ON
VERSUS

Grambling State University and Southern University at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Washington State at Washington at 7:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS

Pre- and Post-Game Shows and Halftime Reports from 30 Rock Studio Surrounding Games

NEW YORK (November 23, 2011)
–The NBC Sports Group will air two college football rivalry games this
Saturday beginning with the State Farm Bayou Classic at 2:30 p.m. ET on
NBC, followed by the Apple Cup at 7:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS.

NBC
kicks off the day’s college football coverage with the network’s annual
broadcast of the State Farm Bayou Classic between Southern University
and Grambling State at 2:30 p.m. ET from the Louisiana Superdome. This
marks the 21st year NBC will present the Classic between
Grambling State University and Southern University. Additionally, VERSUS
will re-air the game later that day at 12 a.m. ET.

VERSUS
will once again present the Apple Cup, the annual rivalry game between
the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University
Cougars at 7:30 p.m. ET live from Husky Stadium in Seattle. The two
teams have met 103 times for this classic with the Huskies winning last
year’s game, 35- 28.

VERSUS will
surround the college football game coverage this weekend with pre- and
post-game coverage as well as halftime reports from NBC’s Football Night
in America studio (Studio 8G) at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The coverage
will feature extensive highlights from other rivalry games that take
place on Thanksgiving weekend across the country. The show will be
hosted by Liam McHugh with 1984 Heisman Trophy-winner Doug Flutie and
Super Bowl champion and former NFL tight end Roland Williams serving as
studio analysts. NBC will also present a halftime report featuring
McHugh and Flutie providing scores and highlights. Additionally, the
halftime show for the Bayou Classic features the marching bands of both
teams putting on an exciting display of talent for the fans which
includes a drum line battle between the bands.

COMMENTATORS:
Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) will helm NBC’s coverage of the State
Farm Bayou Classic. The former University of Iowa quarterback and host
for NFL Network will be joined by former NFL quarterback Shaun King as
analyst with Anthony Herron and Lewis Johnson reporting from Southern
and Grambling’s sidelines, respectively. Ted Robinson and Glenn Parker
will lead VERSUS’ Pac-12 Conference coverage as play-by-play announcer
and analyst, respectively. They will be joined by Akbar Gbaja-Biamila on
the field as the sideline analyst.

ADDITIONAL
ONLINE FEATURES – NBCSports.com's college football coverage will also
feature video highlights and features from all of VERSUS’ Mountain West,
Pac-12 and Ivy League games. In addition, NBCSports.com will feature
online-only analysis from all of the VERSUS’ college football experts.

NBC Sports Group’s College Football Schedule (all times ET, subject to change):